Episode 1,241: deep dive with Ben Standig on Washington Commanders' search for defensive coordinator and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Sports

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders insider Ben Standig of Last Man Standig on Substack on where we are in the team's search for a defensive coordinator, the pros and cons of Commanders defensive-coordinator candidate and Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, whether the offensive-coordinator hire or defensive-coordinator hire is more important for Dan Quinn keeping his job as Commanders head coach, what the team has in its new quarterbacks coach, D.J. Williams, and more Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: breakdown of a 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers to drop the Caps to just 7-10-4 over their last 21 games and reaction to comments from senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick Segment 4 - Washington Wizards: analysis of a 128-115 loss at the Sacramento Kings and a 121-115 loss at the Denver Nuggets Segment 5 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 96-73 win over Penn State in a game in which David "Diggy" Coit scored 43 points, Georgetown's 64-62 loss to No. 3 UConn in a game after which Hoyas head coach Ed Cooley made notable comments, No. 16 Virginia's 72-68 win at SMU and Virginia Tech's 89-76 win over Notre Dame Visit ZBiotics.com/Galdi and get 15 percent off your first order when you use the promo code "Galdi" at checkout Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Visit NovaFireplaceAndStove.com, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any service For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode 1,241 of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Monday, January 19th, 2026. It is Martin Luther King
0:26.2	Jr. Day, 2006. You know, there are several Washington, D.C. area sports items of note regarding
0:33.9	Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Among those items, the external fixator.
0:41.5	Do you remember the external fixator?
0:45.5	Because when I think about Martin Luther King Jr. Day,
0:48.7	as it relates to Washington, D.C. area sports,
0:51.4	I think of the external fixator.
0:55.6	Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2019, January 21st, 2019, the Washington Wizards
1:02.6	101-87 win over the Detroit Pistons at Capitol One Arena.
1:08.1	Among those at the game was then Washington Redskins quarterback Alex
1:13.2	Smith giving us our first truly good look at him since he suffered his broken right fibula
1:19.3	and broken right tibia in the skins 2321 loss to the Houston Texans at FedEx Field on November 18,
1:26.7	2018.
1:27.8	Of course, it then came out that Smith had dealt with infection of multiple surgeries for the broken right leg.
1:35.5	And it was in seeing Alex Smith at this Wizards game in a suite at Capital One Arena,
1:40.5	that we saw him with a massive brace and cast on his lower right leg and with two crutches
1:47.4	at his side. And it turned out that what he had on his right leg was called an external fixator. And we all
1:56.3	learned what an external fixator is. The reveal of the Alex Smith external fixator happened on
2:04.6	Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019. Now, MLK Jr. Day is about a few things other than
2:11.6	Alex Smith's external fixator, but that is a very notable Washington, D.C. area sports item regarding
2:18.8	MLK Junior Day as it relates to Washington, D.C. area sports. Hello and welcome to this Monday
2:24.7	installment of the Al-Galdi podcast. Next segment, a conversation with a good friend of this
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